The Green Berets

1968 · 142 MIN · IMDB 5.6 · 14,225 VOTES · DIR. John Wayne, Ray Kellogg

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Overview

Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for two missions in South Vietnam. The first is to strengthen a camp that is trying to be taken by the enemy. The second is to kidnap a North Vietnamese General.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,222 lines

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00:02:11 Detachment, halt!
00:05:35 I speak French and Vietnamese.
00:08:54 The school I went to taught us that the 13 Colonies...
00:12:16 Thank you, sir.
00:16:01 On your feet!
00:20:42 - How come? - They got the word.
00:24:03 If you think of something that does sing, you let us know.
00:31:03 Brings us up to date.
00:34:52 If he does, and he's too strong for us to handle...
00:39:07 Sure. Come on.
00:42:40 Why ain't you in this game?
00:46:57 Couldn't win this war without them.
00:52:42 Lucky number.
00:58:55 She stepped on a pungi stick. He's afraid she's going to die.
01:07:30 Do you want to hear the story, sir?
01:12:58 Everybody.
01:17:51 You get down there! You stay quiet!
01:22:32 Bring in the dependents.
01:32:53 What's the situation?
01:40:11 If I say what I feel, I may be out of a job.
01:44:27 I had my hands on him the last time I was out here.
01:48:26 If you see anything, don't let them spot you. Freeze!
02:01:24 There are two guards on the porch.
02:14:47 Caught one in the back, but he's going to be all right.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,222
Dialogue density8.6 lines / min
First line00:02:11
Final line02:14:47

Production Record

DirectorJohn Wayne, Ray Kellogg
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7,000,000
Revenue$11,000,000
IMDb votes14,225